What is VONCamp all about?

For years Jeff Pulver has been running executive summits and other get togethers with the idea of having a free exchange of ideas.  This dialogue has been at the heart of VON.  These two tracks are intended to pump up the volume of the dialogue. 

The Innovators Forum is a series of sessions that show case companies in our more traditional format.  However dialogue in these sessions is encouraged.  The VONCamp Unconference is harder to describe,  because it gives people a chance to self identify as a speaker.  At the present time there are 12 speaking slots. If you've got something you want to discuss that's outside the formal program, VONCamp Unconference is the place to do it. We also have a SpeedDating session.   

VONCamp Unconference Rules

Here are the rules:

1. There are no rules. 
2. Everyone is equal. Everyone is a rockstar. 
3. Give back to the conference by participating actively. "Active participation" might mean giving a presentation, helping with a presentation, blogging or podcasting the event, or whatever other creative ways.  While everyone is encouraged to lead a session, there are only twelve slots available.
4. All sessions must obey the Law of 2 Feet - if you're not getting what you want out of the session, you can and should walk out and do something else. Hopefully you will walk the show floor!

Fall VONCamp -- The Unconference Schedule

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Below is a list of scheduled sessions.  Feel free to click Edit, logon (password pulver) and add yours.  Or propose a topic (below the schedule).

The Programmed part of the unconference can be found at http://www.invonate.net

	General Meeting / Unconference
October 30th, 2007
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Introduction: Who are you and What are you going to do?
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM	Agenda Bashing: Unconference Topics and Prioritization Last minute changes to Innovators Forum
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Morning Networking Break
11:15 AM -12:30 PM	The Long Tail of Rapid Development
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 PM -  2:45 PM	VONCamp Part 1
Topic A	Social Networking Conversation	1:30 PM - 1:55 PM
Topic B	2:00-2:30 -- Residential VoIP - Can it be Sold as a Product? Dennis Peng, Ooma and Jon Arnold, J Arnold & Associates (M)	1:55 PM - 2:20 PM
Topic C	The Ruby Way / Watch a mashup in real time	2:20 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Afternoon Networking Break
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM	VONCamp Part 2
Topic D	Going to innovator's track	3:15 PM - 3:40 PM
Topic E	Going to innovator's track	3:40 PM - 4:05 PM
Topic F	Going to innovator's track	4:05 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Bio Break
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM	VONCamp Part 3
Topic G	Going to innovator's track	4:45 PM - 5:10 PM
Topic H	Going to innovator's track	5:10 PM - 5:35 PM
Topic I	Going to innovator's track	5:35 PM - 6:00 PM
6:00 - 8:00 PM  Mobile Mondays Boston Reception	Where: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, MA, Room 205A. Cost: $0. Food and refreshments sponsored by the Nokia Research Center. RSVP: tschmidt at momoboston dot com More info: http://www.momoboston.com   Speakers: Matt Collins -- Head of eContent for Forum Nokia, the world’s largest mobile developer community. Boaz Zilberman -- Founder and Chief Architect of fring.	6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Time to Party with Jeff
October 31st, 2007
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM	Social Networking
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Morning Networking Break	VONCamp Coffee Drinking	Speed Dating
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM	VONCamp  Part 4
Topic J	Application Platform discussions (Facebook)	11:15 AM - 11:40 AM
Topic K	Unnetworking - getting away of the concept of network centrism	11:40 AM - 12:05 PM
Topic L	Muni Network Business Models?	12:05 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM	More Time if needed
2:45 PM -3:15 PM Afteroon Networking Break
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM	More Time if needed
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Bio Break
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM	More Time if Needed
Jeff's Other Party: Happy Halloween
November 1st, 2007
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM	More Time if Needed
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Morning Bio Break
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM	More Time if Needed
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Lunch
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM	More Time if Needed
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Afternoon Bio Break
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM	More Time if Needed
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM Last Exit Bio Break
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM	The Wrap Up
We Adjourn Sine Die

Proposed Topics

Got something you want to discuss?  Add it here. 

• [Alec Saunders] I'll lead a session on social networking, business, and voice, if there's interest.
  [Thomas Howe] Jay Phillips and I are going to do a mashup in real time if you want to see how they're done.
  [Thomas Howe] Jon Arnold has asked me to debate Andrew Frame from Ooma about the future of telephony services
  [Carl Ford] I would like David Isenberg and Gordon Cook to talk about the Lessons is Muni Networks Business Models
  [Carl Ford] Does anyone want to answer my question about whether we get full cost recovery on the Internet's network?
  [Kfir Pravda] I'd love to participate in Alec's session about social networking, and discuss what NOT to do in this space
  [Aswath Rao] I am also interested in social networking. I am interested in discussing how we can add new features to PSTN lines at the user's end (no service provider model). Finally I can lead a session on OpenID and IP Communications. For the session Jon has identified, we should also discuss what is meant by "product". If it is agreeable, I can share my thoughts on this.
  [Jon Arnold] I've peciled in my Ooma segment for Tuesday at 2pm. Dennis Peng will be speaking in Andrew Frame's place. 
   
   
   
   

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Who's Coming?

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• Alec Saunders, CEO iotum, blog
• Thomas Howe, CTO The Thomas Howe Company,  Skype: "howethomas", email
• Brough Turner, CTO NMS Communications, blog, Skype: "brough", email

• Kfir Pravda, Pravda Media, IMTC VP Marketing, Blog, Skype: kfirpravda, Email 

• Jon Arnold, Principal, J Arnold & Associates, Toronto; BLOG; WEBSITE ; jon@jarnoldassociates.com 
• Aswath Rao, EnThinnai, blog, email
• Dean Elwood, Founder VoIP User
• Jim Courtney, Skype Journal, jim.courtney@skypejournal.com
• Mark Asseily, VP Product Rebtel, email, Skype: mark
• Jay Phillips, Adhearsion
• Pat Murphy, COO, The Thomas Howe Company
• Dan York, Voxeo
• Eamonn Power & Niall Clancy, TSSG
• Shai Berger, FonCloud

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Who's talking about us?

• Saunderslog.com: VONCamp Unconference 
• Thomas Howe : Preparing for the Unconference
• Brough Turner : VONCamp Unconference
• Jon Arnold's Blog: And now for something completely different...
• Skype Journal: Innovations in Conferencing at VON Boston
• Shai: Call The Cloud

Questions?

• What's the password? (pulver)
• How can I edit? (just pass the edit page)
• Why am I doing this?  (because of all us need to be connected)
• Where is the unconference located? 
• Will you do this again at Spring VON in mid-March, so I can ask my clone to "woman" our exhibit and I can attend this?